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Page 1: Owners Manual
REACTOR SERIES OWNERS MANUAL ARFR-AC ACTIVE CAB ARFR-A W ACTIVE WEDGE ARFR-PC PASSIVE CAB ARFR-PW PASSIVE WEDGE MB-50 POWER AMP THE WORLD’S FIRST AND LEADING LINE OF TUBE-POWERED FULL RANGE AMPS/MONITORS www.atomicamps.com... - Page 2 THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED. Atomic Amplifiers, Atomic Reactor Series, and Reactor FR are trademarks of Atomic Amplifiers LLC. Any other product names, trademarks or names are the property of their respective owners which are in no way associated with or affiliated with Atomic Amplifiers LLC ©...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
R E A C T O R S E R I E S U S E R M A N U A L T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S The Atomic Reactor Series Summary of Components Panel Diagrams and Features... -
Page 4: The Atomic Reactor Series
TOMIC EACTOR ERIES Atomic Amplifiers including the world’s first and leading tube-powered full-range guitar amp/personal monitor offered in both CAB and WEDGE formats, plus passive versions of the same products (without power amplifiers) and finally, a standalone version of the power section called the MB-50, a 50w tube-powered full-range mono block amplifier. -
Page 5: Summary Of Components
S U M M A R Y O F C O M P O N E N T S The Reactor FR Powered Cab and FR Powered Wedge are comprised of a 50-watt RMS tube audio power amplifier section and a very high efficiency tuned speaker system installed in a high quality speaker cabinet. - Page 6 P O W E R E D W E D G E & C A B P A N E L S Figure 1 (above): Controls & Connections of the FR-AC Active Powered Cabinet Model. Figure 2 : Controls & Connections of the FR-AW Active Powered Wedge Model. The models have identical controls, described on the facing page.
- Page 7 Unbalanced (¼") Input – Unbalanced input of the amplifier. The ¼” input overrides the balanced XLR input if both are connected. Balanced (XLR) Input – This female XLR-type connector accepts a balanced or unbalanced line level signal. Balanced ( XLR) Thru – This male XLR connector passes any signal sent to the balanced XLR input jack (whether or not the amp is switched ON).
- Page 8 M B - 5 0 P A N E L The MB-50 is similar to the powered Wedge and Cab with 2 exceptions: Presence Control: Since it has no internal speakers, the Tweeter control is replaced by an active Presence Control on the MB-50. Presence can alter the high frequency component of a signal passing through the amplifier, adding “brightness”...
- Page 9 U S I N G T H E R E A C T O R S E R I E S P O W E R A M P The 50w power amp module in the Active Cab, Active Wedge, or MB-50 is easy to use and offers the controls needed for a great range of music performance situations.
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Page 10: Rig Diagrams
R I G D I A G R A M S MONO RIG - Guitar processor (ex: Fractal Axe-FX Ultra) connected to the balanced XLR or ¼” unbalanced input (whichever is convenient) of the powered cab or wedge. STEREO RIG – Connect the left and right outputs of a stereo processor to the inputs of two Reactors to create a wide, 3D sound. - Page 11 ACTIVE CAB/WEDGE plus REACTOR PASSIVE CAB or WEDGE It is possible to operate a second speaker cab with your powered cab or wedge. Set up your active unit as shown in the MONO GUITAR RIG example (p.8) and set the Speaker Switch to EXT. Then, connect the Speaker Jack output to the Input of the passive cab/wedge with a high quality speaker cable.
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Page 12: Maintenance
M A I N T E N A N C E The power section of your amplified Reactor Series product is vacuum tube driven, and therefore requires tube maintenance. The power tubes have a life expectancy of approximately 1000 hours. Regular play requires regular service. - Page 13 If your product should require service, you have two options. The first is to take it to an authorized service center in your area. A list of service centers is available on the ATOMIC AMPLIFIERS website (www.atomicamps.com) or through our Customer Service Department at info@atomicamps.com or (646) 201-9543.
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Page 14: Troubleshooting
Amp Produces a Hum or Buzz Try the Ground Lift switch. If after performing all of the troubleshooting steps above your Reactor FR is still not performing correctly, please contact Atomic Amplifiers. (See Obtaining Service on p. 11.) -
Page 15: Specifications
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S : A R F R - A C A C T I V E C A B Intended Applications: Full Range Sound Reinforcement Power Requirements: 115V AC, 50/60 Hz 105w OR 230v AC, 50 Hz 105w Remove/rotate/replace fuse &... - Page 16 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S : A R F R - A W P A S S I V E C A B Intended Applications: Full Range Sound Reinforcement Power Requirements: Amplifier Power Output: Power Amp Input Sensitivity (Return):...
- Page 17 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S : A R F R - A W A C T I V E W E D G E Intended Applications: Full Range Sound Reinforcement Power Requirements: 115V AC, 50/60 Hz 105W OR 230v Ac, 50 Hz 105w Remove/rotate/replace fuse holder to select...
- Page 18 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S : A R F R - A W P A S S I V E W E D G E Intended Applications: Full Range Sound Reinforcement Power Requirements: Amplifier Power Output: Power Amp Input...
- Page 19 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S : M B - 5 0 M O N O B L O C K P O W E R A M P Intended Applications: Full Range Sound Reinforcement Power Requirements: 115V AC, 50/60 Hz 105w OR 230v Ac, 50 Hz 105w...
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Page 20: Warranty
Atomic Amplifiers warrants to the original purchaser that this product (exclusive of tubes) will be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 year from the original date of purchase. Atomic Amplifiers warrants to the original purchaser of this product that tubes will be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of period of 90 from the original date of purchase by the original purchaser. - Page 21 Atomic Amplifiers will not be held liable for any incidental consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages resulting from any defect or failure of this product other than the repair of the Atomic Amplifiers product subject to the terms of this limited warranty. Any product...
- Page 22 Atomic Amplifiers LLC info@atomicamps.com www.atomicamps.com www.atomicamps.com...